The Daughter of the King (English)

Chapter 25 - The Town of Beginnings and Ends

The sun was shining, the sky was almostcloudless and the sea was peaceful. Seagulls flew in circles and everyoneenjoyed this quiet start to the day. Well, ALMOST everyone. "You've raised theprice again!" Nami's complaining voice could be heard from the stern. She waswearing a blue T-shirt that was a little lighter than her skirt. Herindignation was entirely dedicated to the newspaper seagull, who just looked atthe orange haired woman. "Don't you think that's a bit too expensive?" Shethrew a coin into the cash register around the seagull's neck, which salutedgratefully. In the other she held a newspaper. "If you keep raising the prices,I won't buy any more newspapers!" With that, the bird took to the air againwhile Nami watched it go. "Hey, it's just a newspaper," said Usopp,who was sitting with his back to her, making some special ammunition. "But ifyou get it all the time, the expense increases." He carefully poured Tabascosauce into a small, red ball. "Well, you no longer have to save up to buyyour village from Arlong back." He stopped what he was doing and turnedslightly to her. "So why are you still worried about the money?" The thiefturned around energetically. "Idiot, that's exactly why! I don't have to worryabout the village anymore, so it's MY money!" She turned back towards the sea."After all, I can't be broke as a pirate, can I?" She could already see hugetreasures in front of her, reaching into the sky. She didn't notice how theblack haired man had turned away and smelled his ammunition before pulling hishead away. The stuff already burned terribly in the nose, so he didn't want toknow how it would burned in the eyes. "Hey, now slow down! I'm currently mixingup the formula for my 'Tokusei TabascoBoshi' and I have to concentrate!"

Nami had built a small garden on the roof of thegalley, actually she had the boys do it, and planted some of the tangerinetrees she had brought with her. Crouching between the trees, the black-hairedcaptain reached out hungrily for one of the fruits when a hand grabbed herwrist. "You can't just eat Nami's tangerine without her permission,Luffy," said the blonde Smutje admonishingly. "But I'm hungry!"Sanji sighed before he said: "How about if I make you a little somethinglater and you leave the tangerines alone?" She thought for a moment beforesmiling at him. "Okay, but then there has to be a lot of meat!" She got upagain and went down the small stairs that led to the deck of the stern.Unfortunately, she took one step too short and fell on Usopp. The Tabascomixture splashed into his eyes and he cried out in pain. Zoro just shook hishead at the sight. He was sure that if Luffy had been male, Sanji certainlywouldn't have been so cooperative and would have made some lovey-dovey noisesto please Nami.

The orange-haired woman sat relaxed on a loungerand read the newspaper, while Luffy sat on the railing and looked at Usopp, whohad put a wet cloth over his eyes. Nami turned a page as she said, "Theworld is really in chaos right now. Another robbery took place in Villa." Sheturned the pages before a single page fell out of the next page. "A leaflet?"the black-haired woman wondered as it flew past her. Didn't she see somethingred on it? Usopp pulled the cloth slightly away from his eyes and looked in thedirection where the paper landed on the wood. The three's eyes widened as theyrealized WHAT kind of paper it was and WHO was depicted on it. 'Wanted: Portgas D. Luffy - Dead or Alive -30,000,000 Berry' A multi-voiced scream could be heard over the waves. Namiwas the first to snap out of her stupor and immediately flipped to the nextpage of the newspaper, shouting, "That can't be right!" The colordrained from her face completely when she saw the article that accompanied itProfile belonged. Usopp took the newspaper from the orange-haired woman's hand,who had fallen into a state of paralysis, and began to read the article outloud: "''Rookie shakes up the EastBlue.'' As is well known, the bounty for pirates in the East Blue is between3,000,000 and 10,000,000 Berries. But the young pirate, Portgas D. Luffy - alsoknown as 'Straw Hat' - captain of the recently active 'Straw Hat Pirates' hasproven that she should not be underestimated. Since the first sighting of herin Orange Town, has she already defeated three of the most dangerous pirateswho have been up to mischief: Buggy 'theClown' - Bounty: 15,000,000 Berry, DonKrieg 'the Pirat Fleet Admiral' - Bounty: 17,000,000 Berry and her mostrecent victory over the fishman Arlong'Sawnose' - Bounty: 20,000,000 Berry. The Navy has classified her as a seriousthreat. Only time will show what she is really capable of."